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Matt O'Brien

Piper Sandler · covers Healthcare

Period: Reporting periods mapped to calendar 2024 Q4 – 2026 Q3 (8 quarters).

Questions
23on tracked calls
Challenge rate
30%7 of 23 questions
Companies
6questioned at least once
Reporting periods
8with questions

These figures cover the whole profile: every tracked question, all reporting periods.

How to read these numbers

Challenge rate is the share of questions that pushed back, pressed for specifics or questioned management’s assumptions. It describes how questions were asked on the calls tracked here; it does not measure whether any view turned out to be right.

Rounding. Rates are rounded to whole percentages, so a small share can show as 0% even when some questions were challenging. The count beside each rate is exact; “none of N questions” means no question was challenging.

No questions recorded. “—” means there is nothing to calculate: no questions were recorded for that period on the calls tracked here. It does not mean there was no activity.

Fewer than 3 questions. A company-level rate is withheld when fewer than 3 questions were recorded for that company; the questions are still counted everywhere else.

Small samples. Profiles with fewer than 10 questions are marked Limited sample.

Reporting periods. Questions are grouped by the calendar quarter each company’s fiscal reporting period maps to, not by the date of the call. Periods without a calendar mapping are listed separately under their fiscal label.

Questions asked

Grouped by company, most questions first. Open a company to read its questions, newest reporting period first.

Showing 23 of 23 questions from 6 companies

SYKStryker Corporation7 questions · 4 reporting periods · 1 of 7 challenging
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Calendar 2026 Q2

are there any factors that potentially could impact your ability to make enough product?

ChallengingSupply ChainGuidance ReliabilityTranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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Direct rebuttal: known products, added shifts, plants fully operational, and contingency assumed in the guide.

Do you think it is something where you could lose some share durably

Competitive DynamicsSupply ChainTranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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Acknowledged lost sales and an allocation process that protected top accounts, but expects to recapture the smaller accounts.

Calendar 2025 Q4

Kevin, why go with an X-ray the imaging versus CT? It's just been so successful with traditional Mako

Innovation & R&DProduct LaunchTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Kevin Lobo positioned RPS as filling the gap between manual instruments and full Mako for surgeons not ready for full robotic change management. Uses Mako IP for haptic boundaries. Sold by same sales force. Said product 'can sing' and they'd never tarnish the Mako brand.

is it fair to think after a period of trialing, with some competitive systems that it's kind of over in terms of some of that trialing

Competitive DynamicsInnovation & R&DTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Kevin Lobo described Mako 4 as a home run. Cited a surgeon calling revision hip 'a cheat code.' 30-40% of hospitals now have more than one Mako. International taking off especially in Japan and Asia Pacific.

Calendar 2025 Q2

you've been doing that for a while. Anything you can call out as far as what's driving that again here? I know it's Q2, but is it having the shoulder application, the spine application

Innovation & R&DCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Kevin pleasantly surprised by seamless Mako 3→4 transition. Revision hip generating surgeon buzz. Customers asking to upgrade existing units or buying additional for new ORs.

Calendar 2024 Q4

it looks like it's about $670 million. So roughly about $40 million, $50 million of lost sales, I think, that you're factoring in versus what the Street had been modeling

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Kevin firmly corrected the math, $590M for 10 months with high double-digit growth assumed. No sales disruption expected.

what would get you down to the 8%-ish range versus midpoint or even higher just given, again, all the momentum that we see in the business?

Guidance ReliabilityRevenue GrowthTranscript · FY2024 Q4 →
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Kevin acknowledged limited downside risk, noted good visibility for first 8 months. Hinted at potential for guidance raises if momentum continues.

DXCMDexCom5 questions · 5 reporting periods · 3 of 5 challenging
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Calendar 2025 Q4

How do you close that $2,000,000,000 delta? And I am assuming we are we are just talking revenues and not just volume. How do you do that? Over what time frame

ChallengingGeographic ExpansionMarginTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Jereme acknowledged gap will take more than five years to close. US still has significant runway with CMS expansion, prediabetes, and beyond. International opportunity includes deepening existing markets, expanding T2 coverage globally, and entering new countries. More details at May investor day.

Calendar 2025 Q3

Q4 is also implying a pretty -- another step down on a 2-year stack basis. And I think, again, most of that's probably domestic based on how well you're doing internationally

ChallengingRevenue GrowthGuidance ReliabilityTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Jereme explained seasonal normalization with Q4 contribution declining and Q1 contribution increasing over multiple years. Underlying patient growth solid. Price-volume delta narrowing in back half. Combined with seasonality adjustment, stack growth rates look solid.

Calendar 2025 Q2

it is less than the beat that we see in Q2, suggests a pretty meaningful 2-year stack deceleration at a time where I think you're getting -- you should see less of the negative mix shifts

ChallengingGuidance ReliabilityCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Jereme acknowledged question on back-half implied deceleration. Emphasized commitment to meeting guidance. Noted top end of guide passes through entirety of constant currency Q2 beat. Framed as prudent rather than reflecting competitive concerns.

Calendar 2025 Q1

can you just talk a little bit about the rollout of that product as far as integrating into the pumps, et cetera

Product LaunchMarginTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Jake said goal is pump compatibility at launch. Requires new prescription. Jereme characterized margin ramp as measured rather than snapping overnight due to conversion timelines.

Calendar 2024 Q4

are you expecting a record new patient number here in 2025? And if so, can you just talk a little bit about the composition

DemandSubscriber GrowthTranscript · FY2024 Q4 →
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Jereme confirmed record patient year expected. Growth from insulin-intensive penetration, steady basal adoption, and greater non-insulin T2 contribution. Stello excluded from these figures.

PODDInsulet Corporation4 questions · 4 reporting periods · 0 of 4 challenging
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Calendar 2026 Q1

You've got a bunch of new competitors in the pharmacy channel. I just want to make sure there wasn't any kind of disruption maybe early in the quarter

Competitive DynamicsDemandTranscript · FY2026 Q1 →
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Ashley confirmed U.S. pricing positive in Q1 and expected positive for full year. Pricing and rebate behavior rational and disciplined. Volumes multiples larger than nearest competitor with no expected change. On medical device correction: patient safety #1 priority, team rapidly responded to voluntary MDC in March with targeted corrective actions. Does not believe MDC impacted NCS. Addressed FDA communication confusion about misreported MDRs as SAEs, noting no additional adverse events since April 10 update.

Calendar 2025 Q3

The commentary about your highest competitive conversion rate in years was interesting to me. Is that a global comment? Or is that just domestic focused

Competitive DynamicsSubscriber GrowthTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Ashley clarified competitive conversions are U.S. metric. Attributed to differentiated form factor, growing prescriber comfort with Omnipod 5 performance backed by SECURE-T2D, RADIANT, and real-world evidence. Pay-as-you-go pharmacy model with preferred payer status enabling increased adoption. Still very early innings.

Calendar 2025 Q2

Can you just talk a little bit about what drove that? And is that the commentary about MDI acceleration of record new patient numbers in Q2, is that excluding the new competitive conversions

Subscriber GrowthCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Eric confirmed both MDI and competitive conversions accelerated independently. Both type 1 and type 2 grew year-over-year and sequentially. Attributed to impactful innovation, pay-as-you-go access with low co-pays, and strong field execution.

Calendar 2025 Q1

Can we go from 5% to 25% over the next, I don't know, seven to eight years? And what would stop us from doing that

Subscriber GrowthDemandTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Eric confirmed type 2 penetration expected to double or triple from 5% but too early to call pace. Noted same technology renaissance driving type 1 penetration from 25% to 45% applies to type 2.

ZBHZimmer Biomet3 questions · 3 reporting periods · 2 of 3 challenging
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Calendar 2026 Q1

you mentioned down 40 bps in Q1, but I think you said you're sticking with the down 100 for the year

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Ivan noted flat to -100bps has been the long-standing range. FY2025 came in better. Maintaining range for 2026 given macro events, international market changes, and U.S. competitive pressure. Will provide pricing update on August call.

Calendar 2025 Q3

I'm still showing you're losing market share here in Q3 in the U.S., and it's a trend that's been going on for several years

ChallengingCompetitive DynamicsProduct LaunchTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Ivan acknowledged continued U.S. knee share loss but at much lower rate. Pointed to sequential acceleration (now 3.5%), and noted U.S. Hips went from losing 500-600bps share to growing mid-single digit. Every new product launch carries better margin profile. Deferred 2026 share trajectory to February.

Calendar 2025 Q1

are we to the point now where the tailwinds we're seeing on the pricing side are largely behind us

ChallengingPricingTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Sukhi improved full-year pricing outlook to flat (from flat to -50bps). Contracted business provides visibility. Also evaluating opportunistic price increases to offset tariffs.

BSXBoston Scientific2 questions · 2 reporting periods · 1 of 2 challenging
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Calendar 2026 Q1

would you still be committed to the deal at the current -- or the previous valuation if a higher cash component is required?

ChallengingM&ACapital AllocationTranscript · FY2026 Q1 →
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Mike avoided directly addressing whether BSX would increase the cash component. Focused on integration strategy, running Penumbra as a business unit, and expressed confidence in May shareholder vote approval.

Calendar 2025 Q2

How has that trended over maybe the last 6 to 12 months, especially following the option readout?

DemandCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Dr. Stein noted concomitant reimbursement only since October 2024 with OPTION data November 2024, still very new and growing sequentially. CEO cited Japan success as moat evidence, became #1 despite being third to market.

MDTMedtronic2 questions · 2 reporting periods · 0 of 2 challenging
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Calendar 2026 Q3

how are you thinking about the trajectory of that business now? The market opportunity

Product LaunchCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2027 Q1 →
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Geoff cited improving real-world evidence, broader reimbursement (Highmark) and market development as the three drivers of the Ardian ramp over coming quarters.

Calendar 2025 Q3

are there other products on the organic side of things that can help kind of bring some of these softer businesses up to the other half of the business

Innovation & R&DRevenue GrowthM&ATranscript · FY2026 Q1 →
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Martha detailed organic accelerators: Neurovascular lapping VBP/recall with new products, PV adding Contego carotid stent and Liberant thrombectomy, Pelvic Health tibial to double the business. CRM growing EV-ICD 83%, Leadless 14%, conduction system pacing 21%.

Challenge rate by company

Every company this analyst questioned, most questions first. A company-level rate is shown from 3 questions; below that it is withheld.

CompanyQuestionsChallenge rate
SYK Stryker Corporation714%1 of 7 questions
DXCM DexCom560%3 of 5 questions
PODD Insulet Corporation40%none of 4 questions
ZBH Zimmer Biomet367%2 of 3 questions
BSX Boston Scientific2—Rate withheld: fewer than 3 questions
MDT Medtronic2—Rate withheld: fewer than 3 questions
  • SYK
    Stryker Corporation · 7 questions
    14%1 of 7 questions
  • DXCM
    DexCom · 5 questions
    60%3 of 5 questions
  • PODD
    Insulet Corporation · 4 questions
    0%none of 4 questions
  • ZBH
    Zimmer Biomet · 3 questions
    67%2 of 3 questions
  • BSX
    Boston Scientific · 2 questions
    —rate withheld: under 3 questions
  • MDT
    Medtronic · 2 questions
    —rate withheld: under 3 questions

Activity by reporting period

Questions recorded for each calendar quarter that companies’ reporting periods map to (not the call date), with the challenge rate for that period. Periods inside the range with no questions are shown as “No questions recorded”.

Questions by calendar reporting period
Calendar periodQuestionsChallenge rateCompanies
2024 Q430%none of 3 questions2
2025 Q1333%1 of 3 questions3
2025 Q2425%1 of 4 questions4
2025 Q3450%2 of 4 questions4
2025 Q4333%1 of 3 questions2
2026 Q1333%1 of 3 questions3
2026 Q2250%1 of 2 questions1
2026 Q310%none of 1 question1
  1. 2024 Q43 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 3 questions) · 2 companies
  2. 2025 Q13 questions · challenge rate 33% (1 of 3 questions) · 3 companies
  3. 2025 Q24 questions · challenge rate 25% (1 of 4 questions) · 4 companies
  4. 2025 Q34 questions · challenge rate 50% (2 of 4 questions) · 4 companies
  5. 2025 Q43 questions · challenge rate 33% (1 of 3 questions) · 2 companies
  6. 2026 Q13 questions · challenge rate 33% (1 of 3 questions) · 3 companies
  7. 2026 Q22 questions · challenge rate 50% (1 of 2 questions) · 1 company
  8. 2026 Q31 question · challenge rate 0% (none of 1 question) · 1 company

Topics

Topics tagged on this analyst’s questions.

  • Competitive Dynamics10
  • Product Launch4
  • Guidance Reliability4
  • Innovation & R&D4
  • Revenue Growth4
  • Demand4
  • Subscriber Growth4
  • M&A3
  • Supply Chain2
  • Pricing2
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  • Margin2
  • Capital Allocation1
  • Geographic Expansion1